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What do
I do when my Skilled Care
Need Ends?
When your skilled care need ends, Medicare coverage ends for the
skilled swing bed stay. Length of stay for non-Medicare/transitional care is
determined by the individual's private insurance plan. If the patient does not feel ready to go home at that time,
the patient has the following options:
1. Non-skilled swing bed care at the hospital. The patient is
responsible for payment of a daily, fixed rate. This is a private
pay cost to the patient. Medicare does not cover custodial
(non-skilled) care. OR
2. A patient may choose to recover further at a nursing home.
OR
3. A patient may wish to return home with a family member or seek an
alternative living arrangement (i.e., assisted living).
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